Toy pistol or gun.



J.- P. CONNER.

TOY PISTOL 0R GUN. APPucAndN FILED FEB. 9. 1918-.

Patented Apr. 23, 1918.

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TOY PISTOL R GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 23, 1918.

Application filed February 9, 1918. Serial No. 216,416.

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Another cl ject of this invention is to provide a cap exploding device of this character which may be economically constructed from stamped metal; which comprises relatively few parts; and which may be mounted in a frame simulating a pistol, gun, or other desired type of firearms.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this invention will be in part described and in part understood, from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein-z Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through atoy pistol constructed according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section taken through the same on the central axis thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, enlarged, perspective View of the hammer disk and the firing member associated therewith.

Fig. at isa perspective view of a slightly modified form of the device constructed to simulate a rapid firing gun.

Referring to the drawing, and first to the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, 10 designates a supporting or body plate constructed of sheet metal adapted to be arranged in upright position within a gun frame 11 which, as shown in Fig. 1-, may simulate a pistol.

The plate 10 carries intermediate its ends a transverse shaft or pivot 12 which is seated at one end in the plate and at its other end in an overturned spaced flange 13 extending from one of the longitudinal edge portions of the plate. A disk 14 mounted on the pin 12, is adapted to turn, and is provided with a circular row of spaced apart lugs 15 stamped from the plate at its peripheral edge and extending laterally from the disk. The lugs 15 extend substantially radially from the disk and form anvil portions adapted to be engaged by the trigger and by the firing device as hereinafter pointed out.

A trigger 16 is mounted at one end on 60 the pin 12 concentric to the disk 14 and is adapted to swing, in a path longitudinally of the plate 10. The trigger 16 is preferably arranged between the plate 10 and the disk 14 and is provided, between its ends 6 with a pawl or spring catch 17 at its side toward thedisk, the pawl extending in one direction edgewise of the trigger and being shouldered to engage the lugs 15 and advance the disk when the trigger is moved in one direction. A. spring 18 is carried by the plate 10 between the same and the disk and has a free end bearing against the trigger 16 to urge the same for movement toward one end of the plate, which end will be hereinafter referred to as the forward end of the plate.

A transverse 'pin 19 is carried between the rear end of the plate 10 and the flange 13 adapted to support a rolled cap strip 20,

the latter being carried over the top of the disk 14 and supported in flat position against the under side of the top of the 'fiange 13 by the lugs 15. The stamping of the lugs 15 forms slots 21 in the periphery of the disk into which may project the caps of the strip for insuring the uniform advancement of the strip by the turning of the disk. A stop or catch 22 is suitably mounted upon the plate 10 in the path of the lugs 15 to engage thesame and hold the disk from turning backward when the trigger 16 is moved forward by its spring 18.

A firing member 23, in the form of a fiat spring, is mounted at one end upon studs orf pins 24 carried upon the forward end of the plate 10 and extends backward toward the disk H and is provided with a downwardly ofi'set nose 25 lying in the path of the lugs 15 and adapted to be consecutively engaged thereby and sprung downward away from the top of the flange 13. The strip 20 is threaded overthe disk 14 and over the firing member or spring 23 and is normally held pressed against the flange 13 by the spring.

The nose 25 is of a length adapted to release the spring from the adjacent lug 15 before the next adjacent lug is advanced into the path of the nose, thus admitting the free snapping of the spring against the strip 20 to explode the adjacent cap carried by the strip.

manner disclosed in Fig. 1.

. The lower edge of the plate 1 0 has a guide flange 26. turned beneath the flange 13 and provided with a longitudinal slot 27 through which the lower end'of the trigger 16 passes, the ends of the slot limiting the reciprocating movement of the trigger, and the slot being of sufiicient length to admit the retraction of the trigger sufficient to advance two or more of the lugs 15 against the firing spring 23. The length of the stroke of the trigger 16 may of course be varied to discharge any number of the caps consecutively within the range of the mechanism.

As shown particularly in Fig. spring strip 23 may be returned upon itself at its free end to form an impact face 28 for more forcibly striking the adjacent cap when the spring-is released. The supporting lug 32 is inturned from the body plate beneath the flange and between the disk I l and the firing member 23 for holding the strip from looping downward as it is pushed from the-disk 1 1 over the firing member.

In the modified form illustrated in Fig. 4. the disk may be mounted upon an operating crank handle 29 adapted to be continuously turned for effecting the continuous rotation of the disk and the consequent continuous discharge of the caps carried upon a cap strip 30 fed through the mechanism in the This arrangement is particularly adapted for application to a frame 31 simulating a rapid firing gun.

It is of course understood that various modifications and changes may be made in the details of construction and design to adapt the device for discharging practically any number of caps upon the operation of the operating member, and for application to frames of various designs. the changes and modifications being restricted by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is: i

1. In a toy pistol or gun, the combination of a plate, a disk pivoted upon the plate and having laterally extending lugs, a support on the plate for sustaining a cap strip with the latter engaging over the disk and the lugs, a spring firing member carried by the plate and normally bearing against said strip and provided with a nose lying in the path of said lugs, and means for turning said disk to consecutively engage the lugs with said firing member to retract the same, said member being adapted to snap past said lugs and strike the caps on said strip.

2. In a toy pistol or gun, the combination of a support, a rotary member on the support provided with transverse lugs, sustaining means on the support for carrying a cap strip with the end of the strip passing over said memb.er, means for rotating the mem her, said lugs being adapted to el'igage the strip for advancing the same, and a firing member carried by the support for engagement with said lugs for actuating the firing member to discharge the caps on said strip.

3. In a toy pistol or gun, the combination of a support, a strip carrying means on the support, cap firing means on the sup-. port, actuating means on the support, and a single rotary member adapted to engage the strip and bothof said means for holding, advancing and firing the strip.

4. in a toy pisto'l or gun, the combination of a support, strip carrying means on the support,- cap firing means on the support, actuating means on the support, and a disk havinglugs stamped and projecting laterally trom the disk for engaging said strip to support and feed the same and adapted to engage both of said means for advancing and firing the strip.

5. In a toy pistol or gun, the combination of a support, a disk pivoted on the support .and having a circular row of spaced lugs laterally extending therefrom, means on the support for maintainii'ig a cap strip against the disk and the lugs, a firing member on the support in the path of the said lugs for intermittently exploding the caps of the strip, and means also in the path of said lugs for engaging the same and for turning the disk to advance the cap strip and actuate the firing member.

6. In a toy pistol 01' gun, the combination of a support, a sheet metal disk pivoted on the support and having a row of spaced lugs stamped-extending laterally from the peripheral portion of the disk, means on the sup- 10 port for retaining a cap strip in contact with the disk and lugs to advance the strip, means for exploding the caps actuated by the disk. and means for turning the disk.

7. In a toy pistol or mm, the combination 1 5 of a plate overturned a one edge to form a spaced flange and havingza flange at its other edge arranged beneath the first flange, a disk pivoted between the plate and the first flange and having lugs stamped laterally therefrom in a peripheral row, a pin carried upon one end of the plate for supporting a rolled cap strip with the end of the strip passing over said lugs, a fining spring mounted upon the plate at one side of the disk to receive said strip thereover and having a nose projecting into the path of said lugs, and a trigger pivoted on the plate and having a pawl adapted to engage said lugs for advancing the disk in one direction and being normally urged in the opposite direction, said second flange engaging the trigger to brace and limit the throw of the same.

JULIAN P. (.ONNER. 

